Lynchburg defeats Haverford 14-9 in Season opener

Men's Lacrosse

2007 Roundup - Four Hornets Dot All-State Men’s Lacrosse Team - Cranston, Fell Earn Men’s Lacrosse All-American Honors - Two Hornets Selected for North-South All-Star Games - Seven LC Players on All-ODAC Men’s Lax Squad - Roanoke Defeats LC Men’s Lax 11-9 in ODAC Title Game - LC Men’s Lax Downs Hampden-Sydney 11-8 - Garrett Curran Named ODAC Men’s Lax Player of the Week - Lynchburg Lacrosse Defeats W&L 12-3 - Hornets Defeat Marymount 19-8 in Men’s Lax - Hampden-Sydney Upsets LC Men’s Lax 10-9 - Lynchburg Lax Triumphs over Greensboro 20-5 - Lynchburg Men’s Lax Defeats Randolph-Macon 11-3 - #1 Salisbury Defeats #6 Lynchburg Men’s Lacrosse 15-5 - Hornet Men’s Lacrosse Rolls to 18-5 Win at Guilford - Roanoke Rallies for 17-16 OT win over Lynchburg Lacrosse - #4 LC Men’s Lax Defeats #12 Villa Julie 13-10 - Hornet Lacrosse Defeats Trinity 16-8 - Lynchburg Lacrosse Defeats Virginia Wesleyan 17-3 - Tyler Tolson Scores Five as LC Breezes 13-4 past Wooster - #6 Lynchburg Men’s Lacrosse Defeats Ursinus 16-7 - LC’s Tyler Tolson Named ODAC Player of the Week - Lynchburg Lacrosse Defeats Ohio Wesleyan 17-8 - Head Coach Steve Koudelka Reaches 100-Win Plateau - Lynchburg defeats Haverford 14-9 in Season opener - Maroons Picked to Win 14th ODAC Men’s Lax Title - 2007 Preview - A.J. Tinklepaugh Earns CoSIDA Academic All-American Honors

For immediate release – 2/24/2007 - #201
Lynchburg defeats Haverford 14-9 in Season opener

Box Score

LYNCHBURG, VA – The Lynchburg College Hornet men’s lacrosse team opened the 2007 season on Saturday with a 14-9 win over visiting Haverford College in a non-conference game, behind five goals from sophomore Tyler Tolson (Lutherville, MD/Loyola Blakefield).

The Hornets held a 6-1 lead with 1:36 left in the first but saw Haverford reel off five of the next six goals to close the score to 7-6 going into the half. Lynchburg would seal the game in the third by outscoring the Fords 5-0 behind two Brian McCulloch (Annandale, VA/W.T. Woodson) goals in the stretch.

Tolson tacked on an assist along with four groundballs, while McCulloch found the back of net three times and assisted on another. Stephen Weis (St. Louis, MO/Christian Brothers) scored once and added three helpers, Leon Bournes (Washington DC/Arch. Carroll) also added two goals, while goalie Garrett Curran (Hull, MA/Tabor Academy) scored once and made 13 saves.

Haverford was led by Max Tcheyan and Mike Distler who each had three goals – and John-Paul Cashiola made 10 saves. Haverford won the face-off battle, securing 17 of 27, and also grabbed one more groundball than the Hornets (37-36)

Lynchburg goes to 1-0 on the season while Haverford drops to 0-1. The men’s lacrosse team’s next game is on Sunday, March 4, against Ohio Wesleyan University on Shellenberger Field at 1 p.m.

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